<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
Ludger	O
Will	O
Kresnik	O
;	O
the	O
Kresnik	O
family	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
and	O
destroy	O
parallel	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
consists	O
primarily	O
of	O
two	O
major	O
areas	O
:	O
the	O
field	O
map	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
field	O
map	O
is	O
a	O
realistically	O
scaled	O
3D	O
environment	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
traverses	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
mob	B-Protocol
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
coming	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
mob	B-Protocol
avatar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
environment	O
switches	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
representation	O
of	O
an	O
area	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
commands	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
battles	O
against	O
the	O
CPU-controlled	O
mobs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
party	O
are	O
chosen	O
to	O
battle	O
and	O
characters	O
not	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
with	O
instructions	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
players	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemy	O
mob	B-Protocol
's	O
number	O
,	O
appearances	O
and	O
behavior	O
vary	O
and	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
mob	B-Protocol
's	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
party	O
member	O
's	O
health	O
falls	O
to	O
zero	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
member	O
faints	O
until	O
revived	O
with	O
items	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
healer	O
,	O
or	O
resting	O
at	O
an	O
inn	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
map	O
;	O
Mobs	B-Protocol
with	O
zero	O
HP	O
disappear	O
from	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killing	O
all	O
the	O
mobs	B-Protocol
will	O
yield	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
field	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
four	O
participating	O
party	O
members	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
will	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
actions	O
include	O
moving	O
,	O
dashing	O
,	O
standard	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
artes	O
;	O
artes	O
are	O
special	O
attacks	O
which	O
consume	O
"	O
Technical	O
Points	O
"	O
(	O
TP	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
synonym	O
for	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Ludger	O
works	O
for	O
Spirius	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
the	O
protagonists	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Gaius	O
and	O
Muzét	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
reveal	O
date	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
originated	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Xillia	B-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
enter	O
active	O
development	O
,	O
instead	O
undergoing	O
extensive	O
conceptual	O
work	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
production	O
should	O
it	O
be	O
called	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
Xillia	B-Application
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baba	O
conceived	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
while	O
thinking	O
about	O
Tales	O
of	O
Xillias	B-Application
plot	O
and	O
imagined	O
what	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Xillia	B-Application
was	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
a	O
large	O
proportion	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
lore	O
of	O
Xillia	B-Application
had	O
only	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
speech	O
or	O
text	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
central	O
theme	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
choices	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
people	O
in	O
both	O
casual	O
and	O
dire	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
multiple	O
writers	O
:	O
Naoki	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
handled	O
Xillias	B-Application
side	O
events	O
,	O
wrote	O
the	O
main	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daisuke	O
Kiga	O
,	O
Xillias	B-Application
main	O
scenario	O
writer	O
,	O
handled	O
the	O
character	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	O
of	O
Xillias	B-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
is	O
usable	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
prequel	O
's	O
content	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
offers	O
new	O
costumes	O
for	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
there	O
were	O
four	O
sets	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
released	O
:	O
a	O
Puella	O
Magi	O
Madoka	O
Magica	O
costume	O
set	O
for	O
Milla	O
,	O
Elize	O
,	O
and	O
Leia	O
;	O
A	O
school	O
themed	O
set	O
and	O
a	O
swimsuit	O
set	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Ludger	O
,	O
Gaius	O
,	O
and	O
Muzét	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
doll	O
attachments	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
spawned	O
four	O
manga	O
adaptions	O
:	O
two	O
anthology	O
series	O
and	O
two	O
traditional	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
manga	O
series	O
is	O
an	O
adaption	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
and	O
follows	O
Jude	O
and	O
Alvin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
three	O
different	O
strategy	O
guides	O
published	O
;	O
one	O
each	O
from	O
Yamashita	O
Books	O
,	O
Shueisha	O
,	O
and	O
Enterbrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
received	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
albeit	O
usually	O
lower	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
